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The Hidden Pandemic: Addressing the Differential Impacts of COVID-19 on Women, Men and Other Vulnerable Groups in Southeast Asia

10 November 2020
This presentation discusses the differential impact of COVID-19 upon women and other vulnerable groups, lessons learned from past experiences, and opportunities for future programming. Increased participation of women and vulnerable groups in COVID decison-making processes, access to information,…

COVID-19, Technology and Jobs: Impact on Labor Markets in Cambodia and the Philippine

9 November 2020
This presentation highlights key insights from employment and poverty impact assessment done for Cambodia and the Philippines. Labor markets in these countries are characterized by high informality, vulnerable, and irregular employment with limited social protection coverage. Significant impact has…

Government Response to Impact on Labor in Indonesia

9 November 2020
This presentation looks at government fiscal response programs in Indonesia aimed at protecting labor and incomes of workers. A Job Creation Act was recently passed by Parliament to lower the cost of labor market and increase foreign investments.

ADB Business Opportunities (Social Development)

24 September 2020
This presentation gives an overview of ongoing and upcoming ADB business opportunities relevant to social development.

Five Ways to Close the Gender Gap in Anticorruption Programs

24 September 2020
Gaelle Demolis, Programme Specialist for Governance, Peace and Security at UN Women, shares strategies that development organizations can take to ensure that anticorruption programs promote gender equality.

SARD: Experience from Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development project

18 September 2020
Sharing implementation experiences from Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project, an IP category A project in Bangladesh

SERD: Building relationships with Project-Affected Indigenous Peoples – SERD experience

18 September 2020
The presentation outlines SERD experience and recommendations for building relationships with project-affected indigenous peoples. Explore the intangible impacts on IPs (other than what is caused by civil works) like state land registration of protected areas where adverse impacts on IP residing in…

SDSS IP Webinar Series 3: A shared identity in implementation of Indigenous Peoples Safeguards in the Pacific

18 September 2020
A shared identity in implementation of Indigenous peoples Safeguards in the Pacific

Opening Remarks: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery

10 September 2020
Masatsuga Asakawa, President of Asian Development Bank, delivered the opening remarks expressing commitment to ensuring that gender equality is at the heart of ADB’s response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. He discussed how ADB’s support directly addressed one of the pandemic’s…

Closing Remarks: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery

10 September 2020
Bambamg Susantono, Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development of Asian Development Bank delivered the closing remarks. He talked about the four priority areas for ADB And UN Women joint collaboration from 2020 to 2024. These priority areas are (1) enhancing technical…